leçon

See also: leçaon and léçon

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (according to the Trésor de la Langue Française, the Old French was an (early) borrowing from the Latin, making it a semi-learned term).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.sɔ̃/

• Audio (France, Paris):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: leçons

Noun

leçon f (plural leçons)

1. lesson

Related terms

• lire

Further reading

• “leçon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• clone, cloné, oncle

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem, possibly an early (semi-learned) borrowing. See also the doublet lection.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈt͡son/

Noun

leçon oblique singular, f (oblique plural leçons, nominative singular leçon, nominative plural leçons)

1. reading
2. story; tale
3. piece of information

Descendants

• → English: lesson
• French: leçon